Headspace Pty Ltd is an IT company that believes in serving the local community. As part of its corporate social responsibility, Headspace has decided to recruit employees of refugee backgrounds, who have been struggling to find meaningful employment in Australia. Headspace consists of mostly white male staff, and it is their first time hiring refugees. These refugee employees speak an intermediate level of English, and have Bachelor degrees in IT obtained from universities in Afghanistan. All of the refugee employees have experience working in the IT industry back in their home country. The CEO of Headspace, Alan, knows that some existing employees have biased perceptions towards this decision to hire refugee employees. Alan asks you, the HR manager, to prepare a training program to help refugees integrate into

Headspace Pty Ltd is an IT company that believes in serving the local community. As part of its corporate social responsibility, Headspace has decided to recruit employees of refugee backgrounds, who have been struggling to find meaningful employment in Australia. Headspace consists of mostly white male staff, and it is their first time hiring refugees. These refugee employees speak an intermediate level of English, and have Bachelor degrees in IT obtained from universities in Afghanistan. All of the refugee employees have experience working in the IT industry back in their home country. The CEO of Headspace, Alan, knows that some existing employees have biased perceptions towards this decision to hire refugee employees. Alan asks you, the HR manager, to prepare a training program to help refugees integrate into

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Author:Richard L. Daft

Publisher:Richard L. Daft

Chapter13: Managing Diversity

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